Introduction “Who wants a daughter? She is only going to make us spend our hard-earned money with no returns in the future.” This has been the mindset of Indian society for as long as we can remember. Surprisingly, the lack …
Abstract The right to get maintenance is the only right available to women within marriage to live with dignity. Flavia Agnes aptly explains maintenance as “a need-based approach, which reduces the wife to a subordinate position and does not recognize …
Introduction Marriage forms an indispensable part of Indian Society. Irrespective of what religion one follows, marriage forms an integral part of every religion. Therefore, the concept of marriage has become a vital part of every young Indian’s life. In ancient …
Introduction Marriage is regarded as sacred in Hinduism. According to Hindu thought, a new phase of life starts when a person gets married. The Brahmacharya phase, the first phase of life, ends, and the Grihastha phase, the second, starts. It …
The doctrine of pious obligation states that a son is liable to pay the debts of his father or his grandfather or his great grandfather after their death unless the debt incurred was for an immoral or illegal purpose.[1] Post …
Introduction In rural Haryana, India, researchers conducted a cross-sectional study on gender-based violence against men. A year’s worth of data was collected throughout this investigation in 2012. A total of 1000 married males between the ages of 21 and 49 …
Introduction The rights of a female coparcener have been a quite a controversial subject of not only debates but even law suits. A year ago, a bench of the Apex Court delivered a remarkable judgement protecting the rights of Hindu …
Introduction The Family Court Act 1984 was enacted for the establishment of Family Courts with an aim to promote conciliation and speedy settlement of disagreement relating to marriage and family affairs and for related matters. The enactment of this Act …
Introduction There are many different types of religions in India. India is a secular state with different morals, religions, languages, and beliefs. To provide justice to people with different personal beliefs there are set of laws. One of them is …
Introduction Partition means the end of joint status of Hindu undivided family. Partition of property bestows separate conferment of status and rights to the coparceners under Hindu law. Coparcener is a person who by birth has ancestral rights over the …